Our research projects focus on many diverse topics ranging from the critical honey bee issue (Colony Collapse Disorder) to cutting-edge malaria research.
Researchers are examining the evolutionary relationships between species, the selective forces that lead to biodiversity, and the molecular and physiological bases for the evolution of complex traits, including social behavior and host-parasite interactions.
Genomic tools are allowing researchers to dramatically expand our understanding of the genetic and molecular bases of behavioral, physiological, and morphological traits in ecologically and agriculturally important species.
Penn State researchers are leading the research investigating the disappearance of honey bees.
IPM researchers are actively searching for ways to safely deal with such problems as Oriental fruit moth and codling moths in Pennsylvania's more than 50,000 orchards. Another project deals with educating urban at-risk populations about pesticide safety.
Malaria is one of the most important parasitic diseases globally, infecting between 300 and 500 million people and killing more than one million each year.
Toxicologists study the dose-dependent fate of poisons, natural and synthetic, from source to affected organisms in the environment.
